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Brazilian convicted of murder arrested in New Hampshire and now charged with visa fraud

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YOUR PREDICTION. NEXT. THANKS MATT, A BRAZILIAN WHO WAS ARRESTED AT WORK IN RYE LAST YEAR HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED FOR USING AND POSSESSING A FRAUDULENT VISA TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES AND THEN LYING ON HIS ASYLUM APPLICATION. ALTON ANTONIO VIDAL WAS CHARGED IN FEDERAL COURT IN BOSTON AFTER HIS ARREST. NEWS 9 INVESTIGATES FOUND THAT VIDAL WAS CONVICTED OF 11 MURDERS IN BRAZIL. THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS VIDAL WAS A MILITARY POLICE OFFICER WHEN HE PARTICIPATED IN A REVENGE KILLING WHICH BECAME KNOWN AS THE SLAUGHTER OF CURIO. He then returned to the United States in 2015, where he lived in Merrimack with his wife and daughter. Vidal’s lawyer issued a statement after the arraignment saying, among other things, that under Brazilian law there is no such thing as a final conviction. In other words, he is presumed innocent under the law until all appeals are completed.

Brazilian convicted of murder arrested in New Hampshire and now charged with visa fraud

A Brazilian man who was arrested while working in New Hampshire last year has now been charged in federal court with visa fraud. Antonio Vidal was charged with using and possessing a fraudulently obtained visa to enter the United States and lying on his asylum application. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

A Brazilian man who was arrested at work in New Hampshire last year has now been charged in federal court with visa fraud.

Antonio Vidal was charged with using and possessing a fraudulently obtained visa to enter the United States and lying on his asylum application.

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After his arrest in Rye in 2023, News 9 Investigates found that Vidal was convicted of 11 murders in Brazil. The Brazilian government said Vidal was a military police officer when he took part in a revenge killing known as the Curio massacre in 2015.

He then came to the United States, where he lived in Merrimack with his wife and daughter.

Vidal’s lawyer Felipe Cruz wrote to News 9: “Under Brazilian law, there is no final conviction. In other words, he is presumed innocent before the law until all legal remedies have been exhausted. We consider any imprisonment unjust.”

A court hearing is scheduled for next week.

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